From the Centennial History of Butler County. B.F. Bowen Co. 1905 this is written about Middletown's first burial ground.



"The first burial grounds used at Middletown were located along the eastern bank of the Miami River, just south of the point where Fifth street now meets the present bank of the river. The river was then much farther west than its present channel. An attractive and inviting level sward was there found which induced the pioneer fathers to being the interment of their dead at this spot. This location was near the southwest corner of Steven Vail's entry, and here he was buried with one or two of his family.

The river gradually changed its course to the easterward and great inroads were made by repeated washings, in the eastern shore line the river, little by little this old burial place was washed away and today not a grave or a marker is left to tell the story of the death and burial of those who formed and shaped things more than a hundred years ago.

This is said, to the shame of Middletown and to those of the Vail and other families whose fathers were buried there. The city should have preserved it and here erected a shaft to Steven Vail and others. In 1873 but two stones remained, that of George Russell, who died May 25, 1814, and Moses Vail, son of Steven Vail, who died at the age of sixty-two years."



The names of the streets have changed and Central Ave that goes over the Great Miami River became what was 3rd Street referenced above. All the numbered streets shifted as well. Rootsweb.com was used in hopes of finding more names for this list. Middletown Cemetery was founded in 1827 and there are no indications that burials were moved to the new cemetery. The list is a reconstruction not fact. Supposedly most of Middletown's Revolutionary War Veterans were buried at this cemetery. Only two Revolutionary War Veterans are buried at the Middletown Cemetery.